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Politics
Kat Wong

Big states still truant in school funding stoush

The Commonwealth has signed a school funding deal with Tasmania, putting pressure on other states. (Darren England/AAP PHOTOS)

Australia's biggest states are digging in their heels, continuing to reject a federal school funding deal, despite a move by Tasmania to sign up.

Public schools in the Apple Isle will be fully funded by 2029 after the Tasmanian government accepted the Commonwealth's new education agreement.

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